Warrington Imp
Vital 1st Team Regular
Spot on the players coming in are not as good as the players they are replacing a worrying trend.
Match Thread: Lincoln City v Portsmouth
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Spot on the players coming in are not as good as the players they are replacing a worrying trend.
sedgleyimp
Vital Champions League
You are being harsh on young players replacing those who have many games under their belts for us. To consider that Melbourne should be at Toffolo's level after his third career start is unfair on him
Imp in Exile
Vital Youth Team
Well I watched on iFollow. That’s 90 minutes I’ll never get back. Absolutely dire.
Chesterimp
Vital Football Hero
Pompey were efficient, organised, whingy, am dram queens but decent in footballing terms? Not particulary.
Having been 'priveleged' to see both games against them on iFollow, they've both been very similar, dire games to watch and Pompey have nicked shaded both without us looking any sort of threat in either game.
I'd get on the pompous (Pompey) 'I wouldn't pay money to watch that each week' band wagon but lets face it, we've served up games like that and ground out results like that in the Cowley years and cheered them to the echo, they even played keep-ball Cowley style at the end there.
Agreed we were very poor, no rhythm, a young transitional side caught out by a much more streetwise outfit.
Do need 3 points against the worst side in the league on Saturday though to restore some momentum.
At least it puts 'play off' talk to bed.
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79imp
Guest
What absolute rubbish.
nlondonimp
Vital Champions League
they could have won that game without a keeper. did we even have one shot on target. plenty of shots high and wide. we have no threat from open play. and zero threat from set pieces.
the team has been broken in half, with more than half an eye on next season. the problem when players have little to play for, and lose the battling team effort. performances can just drift. especially against teams with everything to play for.
i wonder how walker feels, second top scorer in the league and relegated to the bench??? is it so john-jules can start games in arsenal's preferred position for him, centre forward?
the team has been broken in half, with more than half an eye on next season. the problem when players have little to play for, and lose the battling team effort. performances can just drift. especially against teams with everything to play for.
i wonder how walker feels, second top scorer in the league and relegated to the bench??? is it so john-jules can start games in arsenal's preferred position for him, centre forward?
sedgleyimp
Vital Champions League
13th on the table I just looked at
Warrington Imp
Vital 1st Team Regular
We really missed been able to bring Akinde on as an alternative way of playing tonight he would have made a difference.
Brendan Bradley
Vital Squad Member
I'm the very definition of a plastic fan, but after reading the reactions to that admittedly dreadful performance I can honestly say that the drama queens certainly weren't in the Portsmouth team, they're mostly on here.
They're not going to play well every week and after the recent run of good home results are surely allowed a bad night.
Fickle is too small a word to describe most posters on here this evening. Absolutely shameful and those of you have been like that tonight are far worse than the players you're criticising just because you had 90 minutes you didn't like.
Boo hoo.
They're not going to play well every week and after the recent run of good home results are surely allowed a bad night.
Fickle is too small a word to describe most posters on here this evening. Absolutely shameful and those of you have been like that tonight are far worse than the players you're criticising just because you had 90 minutes you didn't like.
Boo hoo.
GertLushImp
Vital Squad Member
I'm just saying when you are up against a big club with large resources and experienced manager who drills quality players defensively off the ball........they can make you look bad.
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79imp
Guest
Perspective needed.
We’ve just lost at home to a side with a far bigger budget; a side that spent most of the 00s in the Premier League, and won the fa cup not so long ago as well. And for those who question how much of a bigger club they are, look at their away following for a cold Tuesday night in January.
We were poor tonight - individually and collectively - but Portsmouth didn’t give us a moment to settle in our play, resulting in us consistently turning the ball over all across the park. We conceded an awful goal on the stroke of half time, in an awful half where they had barely threatened anything as well. It was always a tall order to get back into it from there, as was proved.
Let’s not forget we’ve beaten other big teams at home this season, and we’ll be picking up wins again before long. We’re a long way off the relegation places, and consolidation was all that was required this season.
We’ve just lost at home to a side with a far bigger budget; a side that spent most of the 00s in the Premier League, and won the fa cup not so long ago as well. And for those who question how much of a bigger club they are, look at their away following for a cold Tuesday night in January.
We were poor tonight - individually and collectively - but Portsmouth didn’t give us a moment to settle in our play, resulting in us consistently turning the ball over all across the park. We conceded an awful goal on the stroke of half time, in an awful half where they had barely threatened anything as well. It was always a tall order to get back into it from there, as was proved.
Let’s not forget we’ve beaten other big teams at home this season, and we’ll be picking up wins again before long. We’re a long way off the relegation places, and consolidation was all that was required this season.
NottyImp
Vital Football Legend
It was still complete turd, though.
NottyImp
Vital Football Legend
Oh shut up, you pompous tit.
A young side will have good days and bad days. They'll be inconsistent and more often than not, struggle against the more seasoned pros of an Ipswich or Portsmouth.
Our season isn't going to be defined by the last two results, but will be with the next two - Southend and MK - before we hit another tricky one in Rotherham.
Our season isn't going to be defined by the last two results, but will be with the next two - Southend and MK - before we hit another tricky one in Rotherham.
libertine
Vital Squad Member
Morrell was shocking, but at least his free kick was given away trying to stop a shot coming in. Melbourne deliberately jumped into a player knowing he wasn't going to win a header.
